Ideal Temperature

[Krish]

Is 78-79F the ideal temperature to keep an aquarium at, which includes basically fish and different types of corals? I'm trying to figure out if I really need to drop off my temperature any more or will sitting at say about 80.5F with a 1 degree swing upwards work, or would I be better off trying to get the numbers lower?

 

[jetaero]

That's perfect krish! Keep it under 82-83 for swings, and you're good!

-Josh-

 

[Scooterman]

8,300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 degrees F

or


http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php

 

[mattseattle]

for 2 years I ran my tank at 80 - 81 and it was fine. In the past 6 months or so I've dropped my tank gradually down to 77 - 78 degrees. So far no difference that I've noticed except my heater doesn't run.

 

[moortim]

8,300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 degrees F

No that should be posts (as in Krish's) not degrees.:lol: :lol:

 

[gman0526]

I've kept all my tanks (9.5 yrs) at anything between 80-83 degrees. IMO-IME it's more important to have no temp. swings of more than 3-4 degrees in a 8 hr. period.

 

[Krish]

I feel tons better!...Thanks!! I will try and keep things as they really are 80.9-81.3 (0.3 degree swing) and I should be good to go I will give it alteast 1 week to make sure everything stays constant and if so, I'll be going hunting for my first coral not this weekend, but the next weekend

No that should be posts (as in Krish's) not degrees.

ROFL! Maybe next week

 

[Ed Hahn]

Do you live in the BAhamas?

Is 78-79F the ideal temperature to keep an aquarium at, which includes basically fish and different types of corals? I'm trying to figure out if I really need to drop off my temperature any more or will sitting at say about 80.5F with a 1 degree swing upwards work, or would I be better off trying to get the numbers lower?

Krish is a phoney....where do you live Krish? Can you measure the temperature in the water for me, lol. I could not resist you are so lucky.
Blowing a big ole Rasperry your way...

 

[Krish]

Krish is a phoney....where do you live Krish? Can you measure the temperature in the water for me, lol. I could not resist you are so lucky.
Blowing a big ole Rasperry your way...

LOL...The ocean water here is probably -100F how it feels:lol: Summer time, I will love to check the temp down at a shallow reef! It's got to be high 80's! All jokes aside...You can't even cool off getting in the water during summer! It is like a hot tub and at times, it feels like you are suffocating when you get in!

Oh yeah...I live in the Bahamas Ed My laptop knows it as well. I sent the thing away for warranty work in October because it was overheating (note over heating) and a few months later, I have to prop it up over my desk with a vitamin bottle, to keep it from overheating and shutting off in a room that stays about 70F on average! We have a song here called, Feeling Hot Hot Hot!"

 

[fishermann]

78-80 degrees. Remember the higher you run the temp the less room you have for a accident like a fan quitting or the AC going out.

 

[spongebob lover]

dood i think you have the right temperature.
don't worry and now put some corals in there !!

 

[Krish]

78-80 degrees. Remember the higher you run the temp the less room you have for a accident like a fan quitting or the AC going out.

Yeah, that's why I was wondering if I should have shot for a lower temp, but with the way things go around here, I'm almost thinking, the higher within reason the better. It would suck to have a temperature swing from 78F to say 83F than from 80.5 to 83F. If it is a fan, I have some spares, if it is the air-condition...Oh boy!:shock: The ocean is literally 2 minutes from my house Maybe I should keep some frozen bottles of ro'di water on hand all the time just incase

dood i think you have the right temperature.
don't worry and now put some corals in there !!

ROFL! Send some

 

[fishermann]

Krish you don't want a big swing, I was suggesting keeping it between 78-80.

 

[Krish]

Krish you don't want a big swing, I was suggesting keeping it between 78-80.

I know man...It's just with what I have setup now, my numbers seem to be the lowest it will go without adding anymore fans etc. I just wanted to see if I needed to work harder to bring it down or if people were having success at where my temp is at now

(for having over 6,000 posts, you'd think I'd know all this crap)

 

[fishermann]

Krish Understood and you can do, but it still leaves less room for error and sometimes you don't catch stuff for awhile and if your temp is already on the top of the range you don't have as much time to catch something wrong. I am just throwing out suggestions because reading your other thread you sounded stressed. You well really get stressed if you wipe out your tank from a heat issue happening after you have a nice stock. Just a thought, as we have all lost stuff and the more room you can give yourself the better you'll sleep.

 

[Krish]

Krish Understood and you can do, but it still leaves less room for error and sometimes you don't catch stuff for awhile and if your temp is already on the top of the range you don't have as much time to catch something wrong. I am just throwing out suggestions because reading your other thread you sounded stressed. You well really get stressed if you wipe out your tank from a heat issue happening after you have a nice stock. Just a thought, as we have all lost stuff and the more room you can give yourself the better you'll sleep.

Thanks man...I appreciate the concern. I was stressed, but feel tons better now. I still have the chiller sitting in the back of my mind because I personally don't like the idea of running so many fans, but we'll see. What a lot of people tend to forget is where I live...The Bahamas is not a cold country and it is only April and we are climbing into the high 80's to low 90's already. Saying I will be able to keep my tank at 78-80F with just fans and central air is a bit far fetched for me (whereas it may be no problem at all for some of you guys living where you do)...I can't get it there now without dropping my thermostat way down, but I have to run my fans 24/7. So, what that means now is come July/Aug, I will have to drop my thermostat lower than I have it now and I may have no choice but to get a chiller anyways...

 

[fishermann]

We lived on a 44 foot sail boat for 10 years in fort lauderdale and we spent alot of time in the abacos, anchored out on the hook. I know how hot it gets. As far as summer verses winter as long as you keep your room temp at whatever the magic temp is it shouldn't matter what the temp is outside, I realize it well take more ac to keep the room the same temp, but it won't matter the time of the year as long as the room temp is the same temp that the tank is sitting in.

 

[Krish]

We lived on a 44 foot sail boat for 10 years in fort lauderdale and we spent alot of time in the abacos, anchored out on the hook. I know how hot it gets. As far as summer verses winter as long as you keep your room temp at whatever the magic temp is it shouldn't matter what the temp is outside, I realize it well take more ac to keep the room the same temp, but it won't matter the time of the year as long as the room temp is the same temp that the tank is sitting in.

I agree...I'll just have to drop the thermostat some so I'll see how it goes...Definately the chiller has always been IMO, the best way to go with having the fans there as backup incase the chiller freaks and it's not like I don't have the money to get one, but I wanted to give things a try without it first to see how well it will go. I may be surprised at how well it does with just adjusting the temperature slightly with the central air come summer time. In any event, if I see things going in the wrong direction, I can always pop on a few more fans because I have spares as well as spare ac/dc converters to tie me over and just order the chiller and have it sent next day. My main goal with this thread was to see if I had the green light to start with a few corals. Seems like a lot of people keep them within this temprature range and if by chance a fan goes out or the ac breaks, I will know before it is too late. My wife comes home for lunch everyday, we have a house keeper, the lights don't come on until 2:00 pm (only 3 hours before I get home from work), and after that, it's nightime and I'll be home If between those time frames even when someone is always here the temp goes sky high on me...I need to be shot

 

[fishermann]

Don't forget the chiller is like an ac unit, It exhaust heat, so most run a exhaust hose out of the hoiuse to get rid of the heat and also you were thinking of sitting it above your ballast which are pretty warm, so I would think the chiller well really have to work hard.

 

[jake65]

Krish I usually keep mine between 61-94F, little bit of a swing there but it works fine...lol..jk